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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Testing the Utility of Licensing: Evidence from a Field

Experiment on Occupational Regulation

Author(s): Dick M. Carpenter II

Citation: Dick M. Carpenter II, (2012) "Testing the Utility of Licensing: Evidence from a Field Experiment on Occupational Regulation," Vol. 13, Iss. 2, pp. 28 - 41

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This study examines hypothesized benefits associated with occupational licensing in one long-regulated industry in Louisiana—floristry—in order to determine to what extent licensing results in theorized benefits that might justify the costs associated with licensure systems. Results indicate the regulation appears not to result in a statistically significant difference in quality of product. Moreover, florist-judges, whether licensed or not, appeared consistent in how they rated 50 floral arrangements from randomly chosen floral retailers.